Christmas Fables: Nutcracker's Tale Collector's Edition

[h3]IMPORTANT: Instead of containing 3 chapters, the base game contains only the Bonus Chapter.[/h3] I went into [i]Christmas Fables: Nutcracker’s Tale[/i] genuinely excited, largely because of its seasonal theme. What I got instead was one of the most disastrously broken hidden object games I’ve ever touched. Do Games already have a reputation for broken Steam achievements, but this goes far beyond that. This game is a total embarrassment. Do yourself a favor and stay far away until (and unless) it’s ever fixed properly. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3625375702 To start with the positives: visually, the game is amazingly stunning, perhaps even one of the most beautiful HOGs out there. The hidden object scenes are masterfully built, cleverly playing with perspective and scale. All items feel cohesive and their ensemble scene has something magical. Outside of the HOG scenes, there are other charming interactions, like clicking a Christmas tree to make it light up. Now for the disaster. The base game is supposed to contain three chapters, plus an additional bonus chapter accessible through a paid DLC. What you actually get when buying the base game on Ste…

Momently i still have a blast for chilling Hidden Object Games. In my Job Christmas is like Hell. So much work, so much stress, momently hard illness inside, but i still love it now for about 24 Years, so weird it sounds. It is always a pleasure to see the Customers smiling. And after that at home i like to chill on my Couch and Play chilling Games. Games like this. Welcome to CHRISTMAS FABLES: NUTCRACKERS TALE! CHRISTMAS FABLES: NUTCRACKERS TALE (CF:NT) is a chilling and wonderfull Christmas Hidden Object Game with a nice Story based on a well known Fable Figure, the Nutcracker. You are Alex, a Boy who has a beloved Toy, the Nutcracker. He has only one wish. A true Friend. Then at Christmas Midnight Hour the magic Comes to Life. Alex finds himself side by side with his beloved Nutcracker who became Prince Henry and together they must save 2 Worlds from beeing concumed by totally Darkness at the Hands of a General Wormtooth and his Metalrat Army. Can you help them? Find out. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3641590881 CF:NT captured me from the Beginning with it wonderfull Music and Graphics. Very playful and detailed graphics. On your Journey you will Enc…

Unfortunately AI has started to creep in and these games are shorter, while charging the same price. Not only that it crashed out when I tried to see if I could open up additional chapters....black screen. This had all the potential to be good, but I recommend saving your money. It's not the same quality as years past and ruined my Christmas excitement of getting this year's game.

If you play a lot of HOGs, you will be disapointed with this. It's only about an hour and a half of game play, and there were locked scenes and choices that require the DLC purchase. It's got beautiful scenery, but I was really saddened to see that it was all AI, including the creepy cutscenes. The pictures that you see above of the game aren't even in this edition that I purchased.

I’ve always liked Domini Games’ stuff, so I’ve picked up pretty much every “Christmas Fables” title at this point. But this one… kinda missed the mark. I get that it’s a fantasy world, but the AI-generated art is way too obvious. It actually pulls you out of the experience instead of pulling you in. And for a hidden object game, IMMERSION is literally the whole point. I really wanted to like this, but it ends up feeling more distracting than magical. Please dial back the AI stuff in future games. Luckily, the music and overall holiday vibe are still pretty cozy, which I did appreciate.